No, don't worry. We're not branching out. At least not *that* much.
But for the October Challenge we want you to write an OC - an
original character within the LOTR-universe.

The possibilities are virtually endless: How about trying to figure
out who Legolas mother was? How about describing Thorongil's relationship
to the soldiers he commanded in Gondor? How about imagining the life
of a servant in Minas Tirith's Citadel after the King comes back? How
about writing about rangers, elves, hobbits, soldiers that are never
named in the books? If you ever felt, you know the LOTR-characters inside
out and need a new challenge, then the new Teitho should be right up
your alley!

Of course our usual rules still apply. Get Aragorn and/or Legolas in
there somewhere, but apart from that it's you call: Do you want your
OC to be a supporting character? Do you want him to be the protagonist
of the story? It's entirely up to you. Feel free to populate Middle
Earth as you see fit!